Winter Weather, Pocahontas
- When
- May 10, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
Winter Weather in West Virginia, May 10, 1997
One to 4 inches of snow fell during this Saturday above 4000 feet between Snowshoe and the Cranberry Glades. This included Black Mountain and a portion of the scenic highway.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
One to 4 inches of snow fell during this Saturday above 4000 feet between Snowshoe and the Cranberry Glades. This included Black Mountain and a portion of the scenic highway.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, May 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5598283.